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Well after waiting 2 months for my EUC i finally got to go get my duece! Left homw at 04:30 with a friend of mine and his 40 ft gooseneck. I brought everything i thought i would need for the recovery and then some as far as tools and supplies went. We arrived in San Antonio at 07:15 only to get stuck in traffic and we arrived at Ft. Sam Houston at approx. 08:30. Went inside and gave them my paperwork and quickly got it taken care of then went to find the duece. I found it quickly and did a quick once over to see what kind of shape it was in. After reading some horror stories on here i was nervous but the truck was in much better shape than expected.
I flipped the accesory switch and it had power so i tried to start, but it was a no go. I messed with the switch for a minute and determined the problem to be in the wiring somewhere so we push started it with the GL forklift. The truck started right up and had good brakes, but as it built air pressure i realized the horns were stuck on and they were getting louder and louder! I shut it down and let the pressure bleed off and then disconnected and capped the airline going to the horn. Pushed started the truck once more and loaded it on our trailer and headed home. We arrived home at about 16:00 (we took ourt time coming home and stopped several times. We had to unload the duece at my friend house about a mile down the road from mine because it was too muddy at my place and we would have gotten the truck and trailer stuck and/or rutted up the field. I Drove the duece home from his house with him folliowing and the duece drove great to its new home.
When i got home i was able to look over it and make a good assesment.
The Good:
9 out of the 10 tires are brand new and the 10th is in good shape.
The truck had a completely full tank of diesel
It ran great and started right up when pushed
The brakes work great.
Body wise it is in good shape (Little rust and no dents)
Technical Manual in the glove box
Almost everything in the cab works
No leaking wheel seals, brakes, ect.
All fluids were topped off and clean
The Bad:
Starter switch wiring may be bad
Air Horns stuck on
Missing Headlight switch ( i knew of this before i bid)
1 flat tire and spare is flat.
Soft top is torn
Overall i'd say i got a great truck and i was happy and extremely relieved that i turned out the way it did. The problems it has are very minor and can be fixed easily. I picked up a set of fiberglass bed sides and bows for the tarp yesterday for free and im going to get a new soft top and the rear canvas cover also for free in the next couple days.
I flipped the accesory switch and it had power so i tried to start, but it was a no go. I messed with the switch for a minute and determined the problem to be in the wiring somewhere so we push started it with the GL forklift. The truck started right up and had good brakes, but as it built air pressure i realized the horns were stuck on and they were getting louder and louder! I shut it down and let the pressure bleed off and then disconnected and capped the airline going to the horn. Pushed started the truck once more and loaded it on our trailer and headed home. We arrived home at about 16:00 (we took ourt time coming home and stopped several times. We had to unload the duece at my friend house about a mile down the road from mine because it was too muddy at my place and we would have gotten the truck and trailer stuck and/or rutted up the field. I Drove the duece home from his house with him folliowing and the duece drove great to its new home.
When i got home i was able to look over it and make a good assesment.
The Good:
9 out of the 10 tires are brand new and the 10th is in good shape.
The truck had a completely full tank of diesel
It ran great and started right up when pushed
The brakes work great.
Body wise it is in good shape (Little rust and no dents)
Technical Manual in the glove box
Almost everything in the cab works
No leaking wheel seals, brakes, ect.
All fluids were topped off and clean
The Bad:
Starter switch wiring may be bad
Air Horns stuck on
Missing Headlight switch ( i knew of this before i bid)
1 flat tire and spare is flat.
Soft top is torn
Overall i'd say i got a great truck and i was happy and extremely relieved that i turned out the way it did. The problems it has are very minor and can be fixed easily. I picked up a set of fiberglass bed sides and bows for the tarp yesterday for free and im going to get a new soft top and the rear canvas cover also for free in the next couple days.
